Figured you'd like this one with John and George messing up their parts here and there lol! Love where Ringo is 'making a salad' with his air drumsticks 😂 The album Help! is a good sort of almost turning point for their music, right before Rubber Soul.

This song is 59 years old. 59. The damn thing still holds up!

Every time John and Paul look at each other mischievously and smile, it gets me.

What always staggers me is that they did it all in only 8 years, 13 albums dozen singles 4 films - just astonishing

It says something when a pop song is nearly 60 years old, but still sounds catchy and fresh.

Stoned out Beatles just sitting around not giving a F and being the absolute coolest people around.

People hardly ever talk about the groups sense of humor and all the slap stick comedy they did.

Liverpool,the Beatles came from Liverpool. Working class families and the 4 were so real and down to Earth. They were us,boomers and other's.We grew up with them and changed because of them. the Beatles became an entity. Still are and always.

"Yesterday" is the one song that even grandparents who hated the Beatles liked.

As a drummer I’m sure you noticed how Ringo never does the same fill twice - love the final wham!

Lennons lead vocal on this still , still gives me the chills every time

The Beatles: Lennon for the Mind, McCartney for the Heart, Harrison for the Soul and Starr to keep your feet moving.

They hated lip syncing… and deliberately made a mess of it to express their displeasure.

Beatlemania was in full swing, their lives were a continual schedule of interviews, performances and studio sessions. They travelled the world but mostly only saw it from car, plane and hotel windows, unable to go out on the street for fear of being mobbed. Lennon summed it up on the song 'HELP!' . Their talent, camaraderie, dry humour, and drug use helped them survive what would have simply crushed other bands.

I was a teenager in the sixties - these four lads from Liverpool changed my life. Also, I agree John and Paul singing together is so good.

PS. what we did in the day was just set the 45 to replay we listen over and over

One of the absolute best examples of Lennon-McCartney harmonies is on their 1964 song, 'I Don't Want to Spoil the Party'. Even though I grew up listening to their songs for +55 years and intimately know all of their voices and the nuances between each, I never realize how finely crafted the singing was on this song until about 10 years ago. With the exception of the occasional solo line sung by Lennon, both Lennon-McCartney sing together throughout the entire song. What makes it so enjoyable is that they keep exchanging lead vocal parts. In the 1st, 2nd, and 4th lines, Lennon sings lead and McCartney sings lower harmony. For the 3rd line, Lennon sings solo. This vocal format is then repeated. After that, they seamlessly pull off a vocal switch, whereas for the next four lines, McCartney takes over the lead and Lennon sings the lower harmony. To me, this is yet another example of their brilliance. Being that their vocal ranges mesh together so perfectly, it is often quite difficult to distinguish one from the other. This holds true into their solo careers. There are a few Lennon songs where I swear it sounds like McCartney is singing and vice versa. Since Day 1, their vocal talents were an irresistible feature that made them stand tall when compared to all others. Best wishes to your adventures with The Beatles.

The drum pattern in this was repeated in Tomorrow Never Knows. Brilliant

What people miss is how good a live band they were (this isn't') but you can still feel the influence THEY WERE TIGNT before recording their first album

That was fun seeing the young lads doing a popular song

A ROCKER IS "YOU CAN'T DO THAT" JOHN SINGING, VERY GROOVY, 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼💛💜💙💚❤💛💜💙

One of my favorits songs from Beatles ,this song is still as good as when it came love it

Even though we've known The Beatles from the beginning, we're still discovering new tidbits about them and their music. The fun part is hearing their deep cuts and outtakes. The Lads are from Liverpool, England.

Paul announced to the press that he had left the group on April 10, 1970. At the time, Paul was 27, John was 29, George was 27, and Ringo was 29.

John was also down to earth. Most of the last five years of his life he gave up show business to take care of his son. He baked bread every day. It wasn't 'till 1979 when Paul released a live version of his song "coming up" that upon hearing, John said, "Well I got to get in the studio. Paul's just done something good." The old competitive rivalry was still there.

Such a great riff on that Rickenbacker and Ringo's drum pattern on this, it's all so damn great! Nobody had heard anything like that, that chime of the guitar, the melodicism...they were so far ahead of every other artist out there in their peer group.

I saw the Beatles in 1964…can never forget❤

Help and A Hard Days Night are both fun movies worth watching.

I was a preteen growing up on this at the time. I'm 67 and still "dig it" so much forever!

They're all from Liverpool, Lee. Paul and John grew up about a mile apart, separated by a golf course. Paul met John for the first time at a church summer fete in 1957. Paul and George went to the same secondary school in Liverpool and although in different years Paul and George used the same bus route into town. Ringo was from a more working class district but also in south Liverpool. He met the other three in Hamburg in 1960 when he was the drummer with another Liverpool group.

It was curious when Mick Jagger introduced The Beatles to the rock'n roll hall of fame and said: "When we listened this guys for the first time and knew that they came from a place called Liverpool, we thought that nothing good could come from over there... but they had a records contract... " the he said "Anyway, We actually thank them for being our first openner band in the USA"

The lads were all from Liverpool, England. In 1965 the year Help! was released their ages were: Ringo 25, John 25, Paul 23, George 22. Great reaction!

Fun fact about John before he was famous: His family and relatives said: "You can strum your guitar now while you are young, but, boy, don't think you ever going to make any money out of it!"

All from Liverpool & all within half an hour from where I live. The best band, the best music, so groundbreaking.

My little 9 YO self loved this song.

It's okay that these songs are short because they sound just as fresh after hearing them a thousand times. I've been there, literally

Great song structure. Master class.

It seemed like every week during the 60's ,a new Beatles Song would climb the Charts. Every song I hear of theirs, unlocks memories of my childhood. George Martin was able to polish each of their musical ideas into Gems that have more than withstood the test of time

It's hard to convey to yoiung people just how culture changing The Beatles were. They were a lightning bolt into Western culture. Music, fashion, attitude, philosophy, politics. All were influenced by them. It's actually amazing when I think back on it.

"I'm trying my best". Dude... you're doing great!! I love seeing young people discover the Beatles. I was blessed to be a 10 year old kid when the Beatles hit America in 1964 and lived to witness the way they not only changed the music world, but also the global impact they had on pop culture and beyond. Unfortunately, this is one of those "you had to be there" things that is just impossible to fully relate to those born years later. I appreciate the genuine reverence you show them.

Oh Lordy. I loved Ringo so much. They had him as odd men out and that was always me. Even though I was only 10 when I saw them on the ed Sullivan show. What great fun singles they had. I had so many singles and just a few albums because of finances as a kid in the 60s. I will always treasure The Beatles as my favorite band of all time even though I love music from 7 decades.

The drumming mimics the sound of train coaches (at that time) going slowly over the points in or out of a station. Eventually the train picks up speed as the record plays out, as presumably the girl leaves.

Thoughtful and interesting reaction. Lee, you've got to check out some history about them going up and their evolution as a band even in those early days. It's actually a fascinating story. They all came from Liverpool, which at the time anyway was mostly really blue collar, and it was a "rough and tumble" port shipping town. If nothing else, think about the environments they played in and how much age difference matters at that age. They started playing together in junior high, John and Paul, in a band called the Quarrymen. John was the oldest and the leader, and thankfully for them, could be a bit of a bully when defending them or just in general if he felt something really unfair was happening. George was the baby of the bunch and came from the poorest family, and he wanted to play guitar from early on but his family couldn't afford a guitar, so his dad made him one out of a cigar box. He was also known as pretty scrappy when it came to street fights, which is really amazing when you think about them in later life. Pete Best was their original drummer, but never really quite fit in, and just the story alone of how they ever even came to move to Berlin in Germany to play there is amazing, which is where they were already pretty seasoned from playing hardcore places like the Cavern in Liverpool, but by the time they were playing at the Star Club and other clubs in Hamburg, and even became the house band at one such club, with a ton of fantastic stories from that experience, that's when they got really hard and right and really good. And that's when they picked up Ringo to replace Pete Best. They were called the Silver Beatles at the time, but Ringo was a highly sought-after drummer in the thriving scene there. He was already playing for a band that was more popular than the Silver Beatles, and there was another popular band that was actively recruiting him, but then the Beatles nabbed him, and history changed.

Danica and The Beatles, it’s a good day. Thanks Laura and Lee.

"Help" was a scripted movie in the style of the Marx Brothers/Three Stooges doing a James Bond storyline. Best joke that I can remember: George stops by to watch Ringo cooking a big pot of soup. Suddenly Ringo starts pulling all sorts of items out of the soup -- a pair of glasses, a watch, this that and the other -- when Ringo pulls a ticket out of the soup, George quips, "Must be a season ticket."

They literally could do no wrong. Consider also that this was only about 4 years before Sgt Pepper. Within 8 years of this they were gone. It still blows me away 😊

This clocked in at 3 minutes. Their first one to do so

This was a time when they could do no wrong, everything they did was gold. My local radio station had the top ten on Sat. Mornings and the lads had the entire top five. John was such an enigma, he always had that "I know something that you don't" smile. I long ago internalized Ringo's rapid fire rolls on Ticket to Ride, I can play them at will. You don't see them here. Poor Ringo always got the short end

It is very satisfying to watch a young man like yourself walk through the epic era of "THE BEATLES" I was blessed to live it, being 13 years old in '64 when "Hard Days Night" the movie came out. Our theater only cost $1 for showing, I saw it 12 times, and still love watching it. Only a handful of people ever effected life in the world as much as the Beatles, especially John Lennon, the greats rock voice of all time, IMHO. Don't know if you have done it already, but Yer Blues is an epic Lennon song, you should check out the THE DIRTY MAC version ( John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and Mitch Mitchell on drums).

The treatment this song gets in HELP! is fantastic, and funny. Do yourself a favor and watch the film. It’s bloody delightful!

It's been fun to take this journey with you Lee. I'm 60 and me & my best friend took this journey together when we were 14-15 years old. Keep rockin'!

Thanks, Lee. When you do “Yesterday” there is a great early live version (before it was released in the US), “Live at Studio 50” where all the screaming girls get deathly quiet to hear it for the first time, just Paul and his guitar, with string accompaniment on tape, I think. Really really good.

The Beatles were a cultural phenomenon not just for their music, but the whole package: the haircuts, the sleek modern suits (and later fashion statements), the Liverpudlian accents, the cheeky sense of humor, the thoughtful lyrics...I could go on. You should listen to some of their interviews to get an idea of how funny they were. Or watch one of their movies-"Helps!" or "A Hard Day's Night"-or the Peter Jackson documentary "Get Back," which gives you 9+ hours of watching their creative process as they record the tracks for the "Let It Be" album.

Another stunning Lennon song

Great song. Almost everything they did was great. They were all from Liverpool, a port city that had a stronger connection with Ireland than many cities in Britain.

People usually say Ringo looks bored in all the videos. It's funny. They were working their bums off. When they finally got a day off, they'd just have photo shoots to do. They started looking serious, tired, in all their photos. All the other bands started doing the same thing in their photos because they thought the Beatles were just looking cool.

As you will see they are miming hence the messing about, especially John and Paul trying not to laugh😄

Magical

The boy's were all from Liverpool, England!

I love this song!

The different drumming patterns through the song were fab. Some other drummer might have done the same thing all the way through, but Richie mixed it up and kept you guessing. Even the little roll at that one pause he didn't keep the same, and reduced it to a single snare hit the last time. Ringo is such a great song drummer.

They all hated to pantomime to the studio tracks, and so did I... (Keith Moon is hilarious in the old Who videos)

The Beatles 1 compilation album came out in a deluxe edition called 1+. It comes with a bluray/dvd that has all promo films. It's a great watch.

Ringo's drumming on this reminds me of his hypnotic drum beat on "Tomorrow Never Knows". I believe Ringo came up with the title for "Tomorrow Never Knows".

They are all from Liverpool. 🕊❤️🎼

I saw the Beatles in person in 1964 at the Hollywood Bowl Their recorded music was much different and much greater

"Help" was the first album I ever bought... right after seeing the movie.

Oh No! Your exclamation as it ends too soon Lee. Although staged & silly it is so good to see those YOUNG guys havin' fun & spoofing to their great song. Happy Daze.

If you liked this one, you'll probably like most of their material starting from Hard Days Night. This was a really fun watch.

When having to adlib they would have fun with it.

Thanks Laura!

One of their best songs. I never noticed the drums before, go Ringo go.

Two things. This song really demonstrate the influence that the Everly Brothers had on their harmony. When they both yell YEAH!. That is classic Everly Brothers. Second. watch them perform this at Shea Stadium. Insane.

It's amazing how they could crank such great songs on a regular basis. It's like they were a machine, yet their songs had so much feeling, there was nothing mechanical about them. Help was a great album with so many great songs, and the movie was fun too!

Hate it when it ends so quickly I’ve heard that before lol lol 😂

I love your love for the Beatles. ✌❤

In 1965 - this song grew music 10 years ahead. It matured rock. Ringo's thumping drum style would later go on to influence heavy metal drumming. Lennon throaty rhythm guitar, and the "mood" could arguably make it the first ever Power Ballad in rock history. And yes those harmonies were part of the growth.

FYI: all four came from Liverpool, which was a seaport town and as such had sailors bringing back records from America where they all heard rock n roll.

We loved these videos when they came out in the sixties. Staged of course for the masses! Great song as usual. Thanks

Vanilla Fudge did a great cover of this song, but a completely different vibe. Slow, heavy and psych.

I read on some othre post that the Beatles always had unique, change up, catchy endings.

I love to see them messing around :)

Of their first generation of hits, I always felt this was the best of the bunch.

I love that you appreciate Ringo's drumming. He always adds something special. In 1965 this song was considered a breakthrough drumming performance by Ringo. Unusually heavy drum sound, more aggressive, and with odd off-beat rhythms. I once read that Keith Moon's early drumming influenced Ringo here. The 1965 Who album "My Generation" was revolutionary with a new, aggressive drumming techniques. In 1965-66 Moon was the 2nd most popular rock drummer in England (after #1 Ringo). Not sure if they were already friends when Ringo recorded this? But Ringo and Moon became extremely close friends.

yes I listened to this song a lot as a kid...hmm well of course everything they did. I was looking for when the Beatles were playing on Radio Luxembourg. The channels were hissing but that was for the best. Back then there was no internet, only LP / Single / EP.

Help is a great album! I remember listening to this song on my transistor radio.

I’m impressed seeing the King Crimson album in the background

Watch the movie sometime. Silly but a lot of fun. Directed by Richard Lester who did their first film. Ringo's drum [part was written by Paul. When this Capitol single came out, the label had the notation from the upcoming film 'Eight Arms to Hold You' " It was a working title as the film had a statue of an eastern god with 8 arms. Yes, it was a silly film which The Beatles kind of hated but it did have a lot of jokes in it.

Radio stations were happy to prioritise three minute songs because they meant they could play more advertisements per hour. Similarly, record producers were equally supportive of the concept of multiple royalties from shorter songs, since most stations paid the artists after three minutes of aired track time.

#1 single, of course. Great song. ❤

See the thing about Ringo is he didn't have to be a fancy drummer, he was just the right drummer for The Beatles! The first drum set I had I always played along with Ringo. I actually didn't play the drums much past 12 years old though.

If you watch the Get Back Documentary, you'll see John smiling. Especially, when he and Paul start playing around.

Did you know that Ringo still tours with his "All Star Band"?

Lee, put your headphones on and crank A Ticket to Ride and really listen to Ringo's playing. Besides the cool, Beach Boys-esque rhythm for the verses, he does these fills on the transitions from the Bridge back to the verse and then during the chorus' that are sweet. He switches them up each time and he comes up with really tastey patterns and accents!

They were 22, 21, 20 & 19!!!💛💜💙💚

This has always been No. 1 on my Beatles list. Always felt like this song was the bridge between the simple, early stuff and what would come later. Btw, anyone who loves this sound, I'd urge to listen to anything on the Bangles' first major album, All Over The Place. It may be the most Beatlesy album since the Beatles. Folks who only know the Bangles from the novelty hit Walk Like An Egyptian or the mushy Eternal Flame, that album will be a revelation. If you just want to try a sampler from it, try Dover Beach or Hero Takes A Fall.

Ticket to Ride is featured in HELP, a very entertaining visual of the lads on skis... Sort of 😉

Love how cheakie they were for this. We appreciate how much you love them too. ❤😊

RINGO'S 83 AND STILL PLAYING!!!💚💙💜💛❤👍🏼

John, Paul and George took the same bus route to school, Paul said that he was aware of John. Imagine?